MapAndMoveOpen data, collected
Small locality in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Banafjäl

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population63
Area24 ha
SCB code2284SB129

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
24/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
8/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.6 km
  • Distance to industry7.1 km
  • Distance to power line5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.8 km
  • Distance to school500 m
  • Distance to train station8.9 km

Median across 33 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 300–435
  • 365–925
  • 3210–1435
  • 2815–1930
  • 1720–2418
  • 2725–2918
  • 2530–3432
  • 4535–3932
  • 3640–4444
  • 4145–4932
  • 4450–5441
  • 6455–5957
  • 6860–6454
  • 5565–6958
  • 4270–7438
  • 5275–7933
  • 4280+43

Men 684Women 625

Marital status

  • Unmarried613 (47 %)
  • Married539 (41 %)
  • Divorced106 (8 %)
  • Widowed56 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Banafjäl, 1,309 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 63 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat26 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Kittelsjön42 ha1.8 km
  • Mosjön59 ha2.4 km
  • Långsjön10 ha3 km
  • Lillsjön7 ha3 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)16.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve8.1 km
  • Natura 200022.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest8.4 km
  • Water protection area5.8 km
  • Habitat protection2.5 km
  • National conservation interest5.5 km
  • National heritage interest11.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality170 m
  • Fire station13.8 km
  • Police station15.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.3 km
  • Swimming pool4.8 km
  • Campsite3.2 km
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail740 m
  • Ski trail21.4 km
  • Floodlit track12.6 km
  • Geologically notable site19.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.8 km
  • Café860 m
  • Petrol station8.7 km
  • Library15.9 km
  • Sports hall8.2 km
  • Hotel11.5 km
  • Care home15.8 km
  • Recycling centre12.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.6 km
  • Railway3.6 km
  • Power line5 km
  • Wind turbine10.6 km
  • Mobile mast15.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.5 km
  • Mine6.5 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality90 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality110 m

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

9

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population55,443
  • Median income408,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
What is it like to live in Örnsköldsvik? →

The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Banafjäl.